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Before We Get Started: What’s a Silk Press? A silk press is a straightening technique used primarily on natural hair without the use of a relaxer or other chemical treatments. After blow-drying hair, ...

Falling leaves, layered knitwear, and that first crisp bite in the air can only mean one thing: silk press season has arrived. As autumn ushers in a shift in style, many are swapping out braids for a ...

In this reported feature, associate editor Aiyana Ishmael dives into the long history of the silk press hairstyle and how it's shaped young women years after its first introduction to the Black ...